Public Act 096-1402
 
SB3460 EnrolledLRB096 20611 MJR 36319 b


  
    AN ACT concerning education.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
    Section 5. The School Construction Law is amended  by 
changing Section 5-300 as follows:
 
    (105 ILCS 230/5-300)
    Sec. 5-300. Early childhood construction grants.
    (a) The Capital Development Board is authorized to make 
grants to public school districts and not-for-profit entities 
for early childhood construction projects. These grants shall 
be paid out of moneys appropriated for that purpose from the 
School Construction Fund. No grants may be awarded to entities 
providing services within private residences. A public school 
district or other eligible entity must provide local matching 
funds in an amount equal to 10% the amount of the grant under 
this Section. A public school district or other eligible entity 
has no entitlement to a grant under this Section.
    (b) The Capital Development Board shall adopt rules to 
implement this Section. These rules need not be the same as the 
rules for school construction project grants or school 
maintenance project grants.
    The rules may specify:
        (1) the manner of applying for grants;
        (2) project eligibility requirements;
        (3) restrictions on the use of grant moneys;
        (4) the manner in which school districts and other 
    eligible entities must account for the use of grant moneys; 
    and
        (5) requirements that new or improved facilities be 
    used for early childhood and other related programs for a 
    period of at least 10 years; and 
        (6) (5) any other provision that the Capital 
    Development Board determines to be necessary or useful for 
    the administration of this Section.
    (b-5)  When grants are made to non-profit corporations for 
the acquisition or construction of new facilities, the Capital 
Development Board or any State agency it so designates shall 
hold title to or place a lien on the facility for a period of 10 
years after the date of the grant award, after which title to 
the facility shall be transferred to the non-profit corporation 
or the lien shall be removed, provided that the non-profit 
corporation has complied with the terms of its grant agreement.  
When grants are made to non-profit corporations for the purpose 
of renovation or rehabilitation, if the non-profit corporation 
does not comply with item (5) of subsection (b) of this 
Section, the Capital Development Board or any State agency it 
so designates shall recover the grant pursuant to the 
procedures outlined in the Illinois Grant Funds Recovery Act.
    (c) The Capital Development Board, in consultation with the 
State Board of Education, shall establish standards for the 
determination of priority needs concerning early childhood 
projects based on projects located in communities in the State 
with the greatest underserved population of young children, 
utilizing Census data and other reliable local early childhood 
service data.
    (d) In each school year in which early childhood 
construction project grants are awarded, 20% of the total 
amount awarded shall be awarded to a school district with a 
population of more than 500,000, provided that the school 
district complies with the requirements of this Section and the 
rules adopted under this Section.

(Source: P.A. 96-37, eff. 7-13-09.)
 
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 
2010.